Mobile Expert Video Series: SAP's Oliver Betz

In this short interview recorded at SAPPHIRE NOW 2013, I ask mobile expert Oliver Betz his thoughts on mobile app design strategies.  Enjoy!

Video Link: http://youtu.be/YP2Vhjjtwvw

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC) Cognizant

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Enterprise and Consumer Mobility and Travel Strategies

I teach a lot of SMAC strategies workshops (social, mobile, analytics and cloud) around the world.  Conducting these involves a lot of travel.  I have been pondering these last few days just how much my travel experience has changed over the past decade.  Today, mobile smartphones can provide the following:

• Push to buy the Heathrow Express train ticket from an app on my iPhone
• Translate foreign languages live on screen
• Get real-time transportation advice
• Locate myself anywhere in the world on a map
• Use my iPhone compass app to know where North is located
• Use my smartphone screen as a boarding pass
• Find a Thai restaurant and read the social reviews 
• Book my dinner reservation
• Help find a last-minute hotel room or book a Marriott property
• Book, change or review my airline reservation (change my seats to be as comfortable as possible)
• Help me understand how long it will take to travel from point A in London, to point B
• Read about any location, building, historical event, city or neighborhood instantly
• Download an eBook I saw in a bookstore and read on my iPad mini
• Download an audio book to listen to when my eyes grow heavy
• Mask the sounds of revelry in the streets with the sounds of waterfalls cascading from my iPhone
• Look up available short-term apartment rentals within a specific distance of a given point on AirBnB mobile, see photos and read reviews
• Help me stay in real-time contact with my family and friends while traveling
• Create a private, invitation only, Photo Stream to share my trip photos with my family
• Check my email
• Listen to voicemail
• Skype
• Jump on Google+, open a Hangout and instantly set-up video conferencing with my team, share any Google apps including presentations live (the death of distance)
• Write and publish newsletters and articles while traveling around the world
• Record video interviews with my iPhone, edit and publish from any corner of the world

I could continue.  I research and write about technologies that cause digital disruptions.  All of the above mobile app capabilities are in some manner disrupting the way the travel and hospitality industry operate.

There are digital disruptions happening in every industry today - some are small, but others are massive.    I make decisions on the hotels I book based upon their quality and comfort, and their high speed internet connections.  I don't care how nice a hotel is, if it can't get me on the Internet at a decent speed I will not stay there.  That kind of behavior is a digital disruptor for hotels.

Digital disruptions are not to be feared, but rather recognized, understood, embraced and exploited.  Digital disruptions are most often ridiculed by an industry when they first appear.  However, they eventually may grow to be a tsunami of change that overturns those unprepared.  It is my opinion that all companies should have a team that meets regularly to identify digital disruptors on the horizon to debate and ponder their potential impact without ridicule or denial.

The marketplace is littered with the remnants of companies unwilling and unable to change in the face of digital disruptions.  Will your company deny or embrace digital disruption?

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC) Cognizant

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Mobile Expert Video Series: Sahara Alexis, Part 3

In this short video interview, I ask Cognizant's Head of Advisory Services for Mobility, Sahara Alexis, her opinions on BYOD, MDM, MAM and other strange acronyms related to enterprise mobility.  Grab some popcorn!

Video Link:  http://youtu.be/f60JuVWwm3A

Watch Part 1 - http://youtu.be/8vp1fhCBPyI
Watch Part 2 - http://youtu.be/QKyRDjYh64k

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC) Cognizant

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Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and SMAC analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Mobile Expert Video Series: Cognizant's Jeff Wallace, Part 2

In Part 2 of this interview series (watch Part 1 here) with Cognizant's mobility expert and Mobility Practice Lead Jeff Wallace, we explore when HTML5 is the best development option, and when native is the best development option for mobile apps, plus how different mobile application development platforms have approached this issue.  Grab some popcorn!

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC) Cognizant

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Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and SMAC analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.

Kevin Benedict's Mobile World Congress Interviews: Florian Ganz, Part 2

In Part 2 of this segment I have the privilege of interviewing mobility expert Florian Ganz on enterprise mobility trends and developments around the SAP Mobile Platform..  I have known Florian for many years and he has implemented many large enterprise mobility solutions, and as a result, has much wisdom to share.  Grab some popcorn!

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud (SMAC) Cognizant

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Interesting Infograph on Enterprise Mobility

 I found this image at http://www.industryweek.com/digital-tools/bringing-mobility-enterprise.

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for SMAC (Social, MOBILE, Analytics and Cloud), Cognizant

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Mobile Expert Video Series: Johann Poppenbeck

In this segment of the Mobile Expert Video Series I have the honor of interviewing Melbourne, Australia's Johann Poppenbeck, VP of Product Management for DSI.  We discuss Star Trek like sound-proof doors, and the value of mobilizing the right data and workflows to maximize value to the enterprise.

In these segments we have always been heavy on the SAP coverage, but DSI is a big player in the Oracle mobility space and brings some unique perspectives.

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for SMAC (Social, MOBILE, Analytics and Cloud), Cognizant

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Mobile Expert Video Series: Moshe BenBassat (Mobile AI and Context Aware Apps)

Did you have a chance to watch Dr. Moshe BenBassat's video last week where he discussed his background working with NASA, ballistic missile defense, the Army and Air Force logistics, and how he uses that experience today to develop mobile applications?  It was very interesting!

In this video, which can be considered a Part 2 to last week's, he discusses the use of artificial intelligence, contextual aware and predictive applications for the services industry.  Again, a very intriguing notion.

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Kevin Benedict, Head Analyst for SMAC (Social, MOBILE, Analytics and Cloud), Cognizant

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Full Disclosure: I am a mobility analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles. These are my personal opinions only and do not necessarily represent those of my employer.

Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5 - Week of September 2, 2012

As many readers may know, Facebook replaced their HTML5 version of their mobile app a few weeks ago, in favor of a native application written in Object C.  It is much faster and smoother now, however, several functions disappeared with this change.  You can no longer just steal your friends photos by holding down on the image and selecting "Save Image."  You can also no longer simply swipe to delete a snarky comment that seemed funny when it first entered your brain, but now seems ill conceived (I used this a lot!), and pasted links are now handled awkwardly.  This is the give and take between HTML5 and native applications that makes our lives interesting.

Telenav’s Scout for Apps, the HTML5-based voice guided mobile GPS navigation service is now available for Android and Windows Phone platforms.  Read Original Content

Gizmodo asks “Do you prefer the unregulated world of HTML5 apps, or would you rather stick to the status quo of native apps, with their additional polish and ability to better function offline?” and receives a wide range of responses.  Read OriginalContent

Facebook has abandoned HTML5 and unveiled the rebuilt app (rewritten in Objective C) for iPhone and iPad devices, addressing numerous performance issues with the HTML5 version.  Read Original Content

Adobe has released the new version of Contribute, 6.5, now with HTML5 and jQuery Mobile support.  Read Original Content

This article, “Property Finder - a Cross-Platform HTML5 Mobile App”, is a tutorial for the development of a cross-platform HTML5 mobile app for searching property listings in the U.K. using JavaScript, jQuery Mobile, Knockout, and Apache Cordova (formerly called PhoneGap).  Read Original Content

HTML5 Apps

Rob Gravelle reviews and provides examples for using the HTML5 Canvas charting library PlotKit in this article from HTML Goodies.  Read Original Content

Research and Markets has added a new report titled “HTML5: New Monetization Opportunities for Service Providers”, which focuses on opportunities created by HTML5 and its implications for mobile applications.  Read Original Content

The new version of Firefox for Android is now available with new HTML5 capabilities, enabling developers to create Web apps and websites based on HTML5, JavaScript, CSS and other open Web standards.  Read Original Content

The website caniuse.com provides compatibility tables for support of HTML5, CSS3, SVG and more in desktop and mobile browsers.  This view is for HTML5 on mobile browsers.  Read Original Content

“HTML5 will fundamentally change the way we make video games.”  HTML5 is a great platform for powering games and the tools used to build them.  Developers need to be aware of the limitations and understand that the standard is still evolving.  ReadOriginal Content

The W3C has published the first editor’s draft of the HTML Responsive Images Extension, available here:  http://dvcs.w3.org/hg/html-proposals/raw-file/tip/responsive-images/responsive-images.html  Read Original Content

Location analytics startup Placed has announced the launch of support for mobile websites, now providing location data from any mobile browser that supports HTML5.  ReadOriginal Content

Recent research from ComScore MobiLens revealed a preference for mobile users to download content via apps (51.1 percent) rather than through a browser (49.8 percent).  Organizations must decide the best fit for their business - mobile apps or mobile websites.  Mike Ricci from Webtrends believes that HTML5 provides developers a tool for creating a mobile website that is virtually indistinguishable from an app and actually addresses some of the shortcomings for apps, closing the gap between apps and mobile websites.  Read Original Content

Microsoft is adding more HTML5 and CSS3 features in Internet Explorer 10 and is showing them off in a partnership with Atari that brings users 8 classic games.  Read OriginalContent

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Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5 - Week of August 5, 2012

It is interesting reviewing the news around HTML5 each week and analyzing everyone's opinions.  I can say that over the past few weeks the majority of articles, quotes and comments describe HTML5 as needing to be used in a hybrid approach.  HTML5 seems to have too many limitations for many complex enterprise mobility applications on its own, but with a good HTML5 container you can overcome these.

Now for the news...

Edith Yeung, head of marketing at Dolphin Browser, states there is no shortage of great apps out there based on HTML5; however, some hurdles do remain.  She provides five reasons HTML5 apps are hard to monetize in this article in Mashable Tech.  The comments following the article provide differing opinions.  Read OriginalContent

According to a recent report from Strategy Analytics, HTML5-based Web apps do not pose a threat to the massive ecosystems that revolve around native apps.  Analyst Josh Martin states “HTML5 is not the future of apps. While developers dream of ‘write once run everywhere’ the fragmented support for and limited APIs within HTML5 make this impossible.”  Read Original Content

One of the major benefits of HTML5 web apps is that HTML5 enables developers to build an application once and then run it on multiple platforms.  One of the limitations is that HTML5 web apps don't utilize the features that make smartphones and tablets so popular, such as multi-touch capabilities, cameras and push notifications.  Read Original Content

People magazine has developed a new mobile site, utilizing HTML5 “to ease design and delivery across devices”.  The new mobile site offers the complete desktop content.  Read Original Content

While not endorsing HTML5 mobile as being the best approach in every situation, SAP’s Gabriel Alvarez provides a demonstration of how easy it is to develop an alternative to native apps using jQuery Mobile and BSP in his article “HTML5 Mobile with SAP - A Lot Easier Than You Think, Part II” posted on SAP’s Community Network.  Read Original Content

The W3C has named four new editors for the HTML5 specification following the split with the WHATWG group.  The new editors will be in charge of maintaining the W3C’s formal HTML5 specification.  Read Original Content

Mavenlink has launched a new HTML5-based mobile application to enable users to access their workforce collaboration platform on any mobile device.  Read Original Content

Paul Krill discusses nine development tools for obtaining the best that HTML5 has to offer in this article in InfoWorld “9 programming tools for maximizing HTML5”.  Read Original Content

ABI Research recently released a report analyzing trends in mobile app downloads. In the short term, native app downloads are expected to increase; however, the report finds the long term trend is negative, indicating HTML5-based web apps are playing a role in the slow-down in demand for native apps.  Read Original Content

Many speakers at the recent Black Hat security conference held in Las Vegas expressed concerns that as developers are turning their attention to HTML5, not enough attention has been paid to the possible risks.  Shreeraj Shah of Indian security company Blueinfy stated “There's a lot of opportunity for hijacking the browsers with HTML5.  You can compare HTML5 with a small operating system running in your browser."  Read Original Content

MoSync and InMobi have formed a partnership to enable HTML5 and JavaScript developers to use in-app ads in cross-platform native mobile apps.  Read Original Content

appMobi has launched openBuild, a free cloud service that allows any developer to compile HTML5 code into a distributable "hybrid" app.  The new service supports all HTML5 and JavaScript frameworks, giving developers who use jQuery, jqMobi, Enyo, Meteor, Sencha Touch or any other mobile-ready framework a free tool for compiling and packaging their HTML5 code into store-ready hybrid apps.  Read Original Content

GIS developer Atlas Cartographic Technologies has developed a new product, Evernav, an HTML5 navigation tool that will allow advertisers to place their ads on the map, thus “monetizing the app traffic and meeting one of the most pressing needs of the developer community”.  Read Original Content

SAP and Sencha have teamed up to make it easier for developers to create HTML5 apps using Sencha Touch 2 and the new OData Connector for SAP.  Read Original Content

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More Early Results on HTML5 from Kevin Benedict's Mid-Year Enterprise Mobility Survey

In my Mid-Year Enterprise Mobility Survey, I ask the question, "How important is HTML5 or HTML5 hybrid apps to your company's mobility plans?"  Here are the early answers (the survey is still open):

• 12% - Not Important
• 28% - Somewhat Important
• 43% - Very Important
• 15% - Critical Component

If you haven't already registered your opinions, please take the short survey and receive the full and final report for free!

Survey - http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e64mo7lmh4g6ur76/start

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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus

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Kevin Benedict's What's New in HTML5 - Week of July 8, 2012

Would it be useful for you to have the latest data on HTML5 and enterprise mobility?  If so, please take the following short survey and get the complete report free!

Now for the news...

In a recent interview, IBM’s Bob Sutor listed the progress HTML5 has been making including support from major mobile vendors, active standardization efforts, and a growing ecosystem of third-party tools that has been fueling recent success and adoption of HTML5.”  Read Original Content

Content optimization system Inbound Writer has announced the availability of a new release, rewritten entirely in HTML5 and available for Apple’s iPad and other smartphones and tablets with compliant browsers.  Read Original Content

The number of the top 100 websites using HTML5 storage has doubled in the last year, from 17 in 2011 to 34 currently in 2012.  The number using Flash has dropped from 37 to 13.  Read Original Content

YoYo Games is highlighting its Gamemaker: Studio’s HTML5 abilities by publishing seven of the hit games on the Google Chrome Web Store.  The game development tool allows studios to export Android games to HTML5 with "no additional porting or development resources required."  Read Original Content

Offering “an example of the power behind tools that small, resource-constrained publishers can now use to distribute their content across different platforms”, MIT Sloan Management Review has released a new web app for tablets using HTML5.  Read Original Content

The makers of the Dolphin browser want to show developers that HTML5 is a “strong foundation to build on”, and have announced the Dolphin Garage program which opens up access to nearly 150 APIs.  Read Original Content

Flash has been replaced with HTML5 in Google’s Android 4.1 “Jelly Bean” operating system.  “HTML5 is now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively, which makes HTML5 the best solution for creating and deploying content in the browser across mobile platforms.”  Read Original Content

Facebook has rebuilt its iOS app, abandoning HTML5 for Objective-C.  The new app is reportedly much quicker and will be available in July 2012.  Read Original Content

Mozilla’s open mobile project, Firefox OS, will be an open mobile platform where every app and function is based on HTML5.  Carrier partners on record supporting the project are now Deutsche Telekom, Smart, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telenor and Etisalat.  Read Original Content

Uberflip has developed a new infographic highlighting the rise of HTML5 as a publishing and marketing technology. The infographic is titled “HTML5:  What Marketers Need to Know.”  View the infographic here:  http://www.uberflip.com/blog/infographic-making-a-case-for-html5, Read Original Content

Electronic Arts showcased HTML5 at Google’s I/O conference with Strike Fortress, a social cross-platform game with full 3D graphics and “none of the telltale problems with animation that HTML5 is notorious for”.  Read Original Content

On-device caching is one of the features of HTML5 that mitigate or eliminate many of the pitfalls that come with mobile cloud computing.  Some of the popular mobile apps that take advantage of on-device caching are:  Google Maps for Android, CIA World Factbook (for BlackBerry and Android), and NewsRob Pro.  Read Original Content

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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus

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Mobile Expert Video Series: Andre Guillemin

Andre Guillemin recently returned from Australia where he conducted a series of workshops on mobile application design for enterprise apps.  I caught up with him in Boston last week, enjoyed some great Indian food (Chicken Biryani), and convinced him to share some of his insights with you.

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Kevin Benedict, Mobile Industry Analyst, Mobile Strategy Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus

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Mobile Marketing News Weekly – Week of April 22, 2012

The Mobile Marketing News Weekly is an online newsletter that is made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile marketing that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information.

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Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
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In 2012 global revenue from mobile advertising and content will hit $67 billion, according to a new Strategy Analytics forecast. Read Original Content

According to GroupM, an ad agency that released a white paper on digital auctions, Twitter's new self-serve ad platform could generate $300-400 million in ad revenue this year. Read Original Content

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and Masabi US Ltd, a pioneer in transit mobile ticketing, will bring mobile ticketing to MBTA commuter rail riders this fall. Once tickets are purchased, customers will be able to use and display directly via their phone screen. Read Original Content

Verivo is a leading provider of enterprise mobility software. Verivo helps companies accelerate their business results. Its unique technology empowers teams to build, deploy, manage and update their mobile apps -- rapidly and securely. Verivo’s mobility platform is used by hundreds of companies in numerous industries, worldwide. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Verivo.  To learn more, visit www.verivo.com

In the United States and Western Europe, apps are becoming the key distribution mechanism for media on mobile phones, with marketers spending $1.7 billion on in-app ads versus $934.5 million on mobile display ads. Read Original Content

By 2017 Pivot predicts that Facebook’s mobile ad revenues could represent 22 percent of the non-search mobile ad market, bringing in $490 million. Read Original Content

Developing Enterprise Mobility Apps and a Flashback to 2006

Mobility Blogging in 2006

Developing a mobile solution is still a major challenge for most companies.  In 2006, I was just starting to blog and I was the CEO of a mobile applications company (similar to Syclo) and a close partner of Sybase.  Back then I used different terms and device names, but much of the advice I wrote then is still valid.  Here is an excerpt from a blog article in 2006.

Year 2006 - If you have never created mobile applications, there is a steep learning curve.  A lot of mobile [apps and middleware] development is just plain tedious, expensive and risky.

1. Are you going to develop for just one kind of handheld computer or many? There are many different screen sizes, buttons, accessories, etc. If you want to support many different kinds of handhelds and their unique add-on components yourself - expect a couple of years of development.
2. How do you develop a solution that will work equally well on all devices such as Tablet PCs, PDAs, Smart Phones, Pocket PCs and/or laptops? What if your business user wants you to support them all with the same mobile application?
3. How do you develop and manage a synchronization server? Have you ever contemplated how difficult this might be?
4. How do you add database integration to your synchronization? How do you do this without messing up the production servers?
5. How do you add data validation to your mobile solutions?
6. How are you going to manage secure communications between your mobile application and your central database?
7. How do you build in mobile printing support?
8. How do you manage the deployment of mobile devices and track all the users and mobile applications?
9. Who is going to write all the help menus, user documentation, etc., if you develop in-house?
10. How do you add support for new hardware add-ons such as bar code scanners, RFID readers, GPS, digital cameras, printers to your application?
11. When Microsoft [or iOS, Android, Blackberry] releases the next version, are you going to re-write your application to support the new smartphones and other hardware? You will be required to since all new handheld devices are sold with the latest OS.

Six years later much has changed, there is HTML5, better mobile devices, and better mobile solutions today, but also much has stayed the same.  There is still a lot you must know about mobile app development.  If you are wanting to learn more, then you might find this upcoming webinar by Verivo of value:

Best Practices - The Mobile App Software Development Lifecycle

Developing mobile apps brings a new set of challenges and software development processes that IT teams must be prepared to address.  Whether you’re building your first app or you’re part of an organization building multiple apps with multiple technologies, attend this webinar to learn about best practices in building mobile apps across the complete software development lifecycle.  Get practical insights and answers to your questions to help deliver the right app, on time, and on budget.

This is the first in a series of webinars that will focus on best practices in the software development processes for building mobile apps.  Attend this webinar to:

• Understand the key differences between mobile development and traditional IT development across the complete software development lifecycle.
• Discover hidden risks and best practices in defining requirements, building components, setting up your infrastructure, testing, and deployment.
• Learn about two team-member roles that are critical to the success of every enterprise mobility project.

Date:  April 18

Time: 1PM EDT

REGISTER HERE!

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Kevin Benedict, Independent Mobile Industry Analyst, Consultant and SAP Mentor Alumnus

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Full Disclosure: I am an independent mobility analyst, consultant and blogger. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.